NC Transportation Committee – Thursday, January 13th, 6-8 p.m. via Zoom
Register at https://bit.ly/INCTransportationJan2022

• Complete Streets: From Design Guidelines to Standards — David Pulsipher, DOTI City Planner Supervisor
  In 2020, Denver completed the creation of the Complete Streets Design Guidelines which includes contextual and visual guiding principles for the city’s public right-of-way and detailing how we allocate space to transportation, utilities, and other public infrastructure. However, as guidelines, while they can be influential, they do not constitute regulations or standards that direct the work of engineers and property owners. We’ll hear from David Pulsipher about the progress and next steps towards updating the City’s Transportation Standards and Details, which will allow the city to apply this updated direction in new construction and future projects.
• New Parking Meter Rates & Use Of Funds — Alyssa Alt, DOTI Operations Manager, Curblane

  Starting in January, Denver has raised parking meter rates for the first time in decades, with the estimated $9.5 million new funds per year slated to go to multimodal and safety improvements and Vision Zero projects. Alyssa Alt, manager of the DOTI operations team managing curblane topics, will give us perspective on this change, the technology changes involved, how this move fits into the overall city direction for curblane management, and what’s being explored next.
• RTD’s System Optimization Plan – Julie Skeen, Reimagine RTD Team & Doug Monroe, RTD Manager for Corridor Planning (Operations)

  The Reimagine RTD process has completed one of its major goals: the creation of a System Optimization Plan (SOP), which provides a route-by-route guide for service growth between now and 2027. Members of the Reimagine RTD project team will orient us to the goals and guiding principles behind the SOP, and give examples of specific ways this optimized network will be better than the pre-pandemic RTD service. We’ll also learn about RTD’s plans to phase this new network design in over the next several years (depending on RTD’s finance and workforce availability)
• CDOT’s Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Rulemaking – CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew
  In December, the Transportation Commission for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) adopted new rules governing statewide transportation planning, recognizing that the transportation sector is the single largest source of statewide greenhouse gas pollution, and acknowledging that the impacts of local air pollution disproportionately impact lower-income communities and communities of color. Lauded by multimodal and environmental groups as an important, nation-leading step forward, this change sets a new framework by which CDOT’s future plans, including its existing 10-year plan, will be evaluated.  CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew will share with us the key aspects of this extensive change, as well as what to expect in the coming months as future plans are updated in light of this new focus.

Denver Deserves Sidewalks – Sign-On to Support
Denver Streets Partnership is calling on individuals, organizations, and neighborhood groups to sign on to the Denver Deserves Sidewalks support letter, urgently calling on the City to create a comprehensive, integrated, and maintained sidewalk network. While you’re there you can request a presentation to your organization or neighborhood group or volunteer to help. You can also order a yard sign to raise awareness in your neighborhood.

Do you post on social media? Share your bad sidewalk photos and videos tagged with #DenverDeservesSidewalks and #SadSidewalks 

Denver Streets Partnership is Hiring — Please Share

The Denver Streets Partnership is currently hiring for three positions. They would like to recruit a broad pool of candidates and would greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word!

The open positions are:

• Organizing Manager
• Neighborhood Projects Coordinator
• Communications and Marketing Coordinator

Visit the DSP website for details and application instructions. Full-time position applications are due by Sunday, January 16, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.

2022 Meeting Schedule
Calendar ahead! Our Zoom meeting schedule for 2022 (meeting links to be sent with each meeting announcement) is:

• Thursday, January 13th — 6pm-8pm
• Thursday, March 10th — 6pm-8pm
• Thursday, May 12th — 6pm-8pm
• Thursday, July 14th — 6pm-8pm
• Thursday, September 8th — 6pm-8pm
• Thursday, November 10th — 6pm-8pm